Pioneer Launches Blu-ray BDXL Burner

Pioneer Japan announced its new BDR-206MBK, a PC-based Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorder compatible with the new BDXL format. According to the statement, in addition to BD-R and BD-RE 25GB (single-layer) and 50GB (dual-layer) discs, the BDR-206MBK reads and writes BD-R XL 100GB (triple-layer) and 128GB (quadruple-layer) as well as BD-RE XL 100GB (triple-layer) discs.

Sharp Unveils Quattron 3D with Built-in BDXL Recorder

Sharp Corporation announced that it will release two models in its new LB Series of AQUOS Quattron 3D LCD TVs. According to the statement, the latest 52″ (LC-52LB3) and 46″ (LC-46LB3) LB Series HDTVs employ Sharp’s four-primary-colour technology and feature 3D-compatible Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorders that can read and write BDXL discs, which can hold …

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CyberLink Power2Go 7 Burns BDXL Blu-ray

Although compatible computer recorders have yet to be released and blank discs promise to be scarce and deathly expensive, CyberLink Corp. has taken the plunge and announced that its Power2Go 7 software will support the new 100/128 GB writable BDXL Blu-ray Disc (BD) format.

Sony Unveils Quad-Layer Write-Once Professional Disc for XDCAM

Sony Corporation announced that it has expanded its XDCAM Professional Disc product line with the addition of a quad-layer 128GB disc with more than 2.5 times the capacity of the dual-layer 50GB disc and 5.5 times the capacity of the single-layer 23GB disc, both of which are currently available in the market.

Panasonic Unleashes Six New BDXL Blu-ray Recorders

Panasonic Corporation announced that it will launch six new Blu-ray Disc (BD) / DVD recorders compatible with the new BDXL format. According to the statement, the new DMR-BWT3100 (2TB HDD), DMR-BWT2100 (1TB HDD), DMR-BWT1100 (500GB HDD), DMR-BW890 (1TB HDD), DMR-BW690 (500GB HDD) and DMR-BR590 (500GB HDD) will be available in Japan on September 15, 2010.